Key events:   Japan - GDP (QoQ) (Q2) USA - Core Retail Sales (MoM) (Jul) USA - Retail Sales (MoM) (Jul) European markets embarked on a cautiously optimistic note at the onset of the week, aiming to rebound from two weeks of declines, despite lingering concerns about the Chinese real estate sector's impact on the FTSE100.

Key events: China - Manufacturing PMI (Jul) Eurozone - CPI (YoY) (Jul) On Friday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average concluded with a gain, marking its third consecutive weekly victory as investors showed a strong interest in prominent tech and chip stocks. The surge came in response to a decline in Treasury yields, triggered by signs of decelerating inflation, which bolstered optimism that the Federal Reserve had likely delivered its final interest rate hike earlier in the week.

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Key events: USA - Initial Jobless Claims USA - Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Index (Jul) USA - Existing Home Sales (Jun) During Wednesday's evening trading, Dow futures were showing a decline after major benchmark averages reached new 15-month highs earlier in the day. Traders were closely examining the quarterly earnings results from significant companies that were reported throughout the session. The market was in a phase of digesting this corporate financial data to gauge its impact on future trends.

Key events: USA - Juneteenth Eurozone - ECB's Lane Speaks Eurozone - ECB's Schnabel Speaks The S&P 500 closed lower on Friday due to the influence of market heavyweights like Microsoft, following comments from two Federal Reserve officials that dampened optimism regarding the central bank's imminent completion of aggressive interest rate hikes.

Key events:                                                Japan - BoJ Press Conference Eurozone - CPI (YoY) (May) USA - Michigan Consumer Sentiment (Jun) USA - Fed Waller Speaks On Thursday, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq reached their highest levels in 14 months, propelled by positive economic data that suggested the US Federal Reserve is approaching the conclusion of its aggressive interest-rate hike campaign. This news delighted investors, leading to a surge in the stock market.

Key events: UK - BoE MPC Member Mann USA - Federal Budget Balance (May) On Friday, the S&P 500 experienced a rise in its closing value, although it fell short of the session's peak levels. The market failed to rally extensively despite a notable surge in Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) shares, as investors remained cautious ahead of the Federal Reserve's policy meeting and upcoming inflation data the following week.

Key events:         USA – Core PCE Price Index (MoM) (Jan) USA – New Home Sales (Jan) The latest GDP data from the U.S. showed that the U.S. economy grew 2.7% in Q4, not 2.9% as analysts had anticipated. Softer economic growth might have helped ease inflation and softened the Fed's hand. That didn't happen, however, as the GDP Price Index, another measure of inflation that was released along with the GDP data, showed that inflation fell in Q4, but fell much less than expected, fully reflecting the CPI and PPI data released last week.

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Key events:       Australia – Retail Sales (MoM) UK – Construction PMI (Jan) Canada – Ivey PMI (Jan) Eurozone – ECB President Lagarde Speaks   Global market sentiment on Monday morning could be characterized as negative, fueled by growing tensions between the U.S. and China and an earthquake in Turkey.